Residents carry their belongings as they wade through flood waters after a river overflowed following torrential rain in Manila, the Philippines on August 7, 2012. Half of Manila was under water on August 7, officials said, as torrential rains paralysed the Philippine capital in its worst floods since a typhoon killed more than 400 people three years ago.

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Rescuers carry a man from the rubble of a landslide in Quezon City, suburban Manila on August 7, 2012. The landslide covered four houses, and at least one person was confirmed dead in the accident, one of many in a city hit by heavy downpours and rising floodwaters.

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A resident pushes his bicycle through murky floodwaters in Quezon City in suburban Manila on August 7, 2012.